Arsenal's Mesut Ozil backs Arsene Wenger to help him out of rut

The Gunners' club-record signing is currently recovering from a knee injury suffered at the start of October and is not expected to feature again until 2015.

Ozil has been criticised for inconsistent displays, with questions raised over whether the former Real Madrid playmaker could cope under the physical demands of the Premier League.

BACKING: Mesut Ozil has heaped praise on boss Arsene Wenger [GETTY]

“I know he can bring me a step forward”

Mesut Ozil

Wenger retains complete faith in the £42.5m midfielder, who is in no doubt he is at the right club and under the right manager to move his game forwards.

Speaking to Esquire magazine, Ozil said: "He [Wenger] knows what he wants and I know he can bring me a step forward; he trusts me in that way and I trust him, completely.

"For a team, it [a trophy] is the biggest thing to get and we got it [last season with the FA Cup], but as a player, there are other things - being the best player in the world, other cups, the Champions League.